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Download or read book Moment in Peking written by Yutang Lin and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Yutang Lin
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 815
ISBN-13: 9789813030190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDownload or read book Moment in Peking written by Yutang Lin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Paul French
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-04-24
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1101580380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.
Download or read book Midnight in Peking written by Paul French and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.
Download or read book 京华烟云 written by 林语堂 and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: David Kidd
Publisher: Eland Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution, 'Peking Story' is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared.
Download or read book Peking Story written by David Kidd and published by Eland Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution, 'Peking Story' is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared.
Download or read book My Country and My People written by Yutang Lin and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Moment in Peking written by Yutang Lin and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Moment in Peking, a Novel of Contemporary Chinese Life written by Yutang Lin and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author: Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
Publisher: Leicester, Eng. : Ulverscroft
Published: 1957
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of an American-Chinese family separated by the communist revolution in China, as they struggle to overcome difficulties and the prejudices a family of mixed blood must face. The half-Chinese husband remains behind in China, while the mother and teenage son go back to the mother's original home state of Vermont. The anxious wife awaits word from her husband, as the young mixed-race son falls in love with an American girl. The mother breaks up this particular romance.
Download or read book Letter from Peking written by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck and published by Leicester, Eng. : Ulverscroft. This book was released on 1957 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an American-Chinese family separated by the communist revolution in China, as they struggle to overcome difficulties and the prejudices a family of mixed blood must face. The half-Chinese husband remains behind in China, while the mother and teenage son go back to the mother's original home state of Vermont. The anxious wife awaits word from her husband, as the young mixed-race son falls in love with an American girl. The mother breaks up this particular romance.
Author: Chun Sue
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2004-08-03
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1101661992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBanned in China for its candid exploration of a young girl's sexual awakening yet widely acclaimed as being "the first novel of 'tough youth' in China" (Beijing Today), Beijing Doll cuts a daring path through China's rock-and-roll subculture. This cutting edge novel -- drawn from the diaries the author kept throughout her teenage years -- takes readers to the streets of Beijing where a disaffected generation spurns tradition for lives of self expression, passion, and rock-and-roll. Chun Sue's explicit sensuality, unflinching attitude towards sex, and raw, lyrical style break new ground in contemporary Chinese literature.
Download or read book Beijing Doll written by Chun Sue and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banned in China for its candid exploration of a young girl's sexual awakening yet widely acclaimed as being "the first novel of 'tough youth' in China" (Beijing Today), Beijing Doll cuts a daring path through China's rock-and-roll subculture. This cutting edge novel -- drawn from the diaries the author kept throughout her teenage years -- takes readers to the streets of Beijing where a disaffected generation spurns tradition for lives of self expression, passion, and rock-and-roll. Chun Sue's explicit sensuality, unflinching attitude towards sex, and raw, lyrical style break new ground in contemporary Chinese literature.
